2015 Map of Rising

About this map

The Sangamon River and its tributaries, including Phillippe Cr and the Big Ditch, carve through this central Illinois landscape as it appeared in the mid-2010s. The area is defined by the transition from rural agricultural land to the expanding outskirts of Champaign, marked by the prominent glacial feature of Yankee Ridge. This survey documents the intersection of modern infrastructure and local heritage, with the Mahomet area showing significant development near the Lake of the Woods forest preserve. Genealogists will find several rural burial grounds preserved in the grid of county roads, such as Fisher Cem, Bethlehem Cem, and Jersey Cem. The southern portion of the sheet captures the academic and industrial growth of the region, featuring Parkland Coll and the well-defined residential blocks encroaching upon the historic small settlement of Rising.